We explain how you can translate the GRAMPS manual, as offered [[User_manual|here]] in html and pdf format. This manual is also available from withing GRAMPS with the F1 key, or from the help menu.

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[[Category:Developers/Localization]][[Category:Developers/General]]

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An explanation of how you can translate the [[Gramps 3.3 Wiki Manual|GRAMPS manual]]. This manual is also available from within GRAMPS using the {{man key press|F1}} key (which opens this manual in a browser window), or from the help menu.

==Getting started==

==Getting started==

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Translating GRAMPS' documentation into a new language is a long, tedious, and boring process, just like with any complex text :-) However, the good news is that since version 2.2 the translations for our user manual are maintained using po files, just like with translating the [[Translating GRAMPS|UI strings]]. Technically, this amounts to three simple steps:

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# obtaining the text to be translated,

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# translating the text, and

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# getting the translated file uploaded into gramps SVN repository.

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==Obtaining the text==

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Translating GRAMPS' documentation into a new language is a long, tedious, and boring process, just like with any complex text :-)

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* Obtain the source tree, either from GRAMPS SVN repository (see [[Brief introduction to SVN]], or from the [[Installation|released source tarball]] on sourceforge.

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* Under <code>help</code> directory, there is a file named <code>gramps.pot</code>. Copy it to <code>help/zz/zz.po</code> (where <code>zz</code> is your language code).

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Since GRAMPS version 3.0 the documentation was moved completely to this wiki. So for translation you don't need to use or even install any fancy applications to help us. You can use your browser and start immediately. Just go to the [[Gramps 3.3 Wiki Manual|User Manual]] page, click on your language. You should could keep the english manual open to check if there is a help page missing.

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The general [[Help:Contents|wiki help page]] will help you editing wiki pages. This wiki uses the [http://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki] software, which is the same that is used by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia Wikipedia], so it could feel familiar.

==Translating==

==Translating==

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With the po file ready, you can start translating.

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* Use any editor or a po-file tool like [http://www.gtranslator.org GTtranslator] or [http://kbabel.kde.org/ KBabel] to translate strings in the po-file

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* Figures: localized screenshots are nice in the localized manual

* Figures: localized screenshots are nice in the localized manual

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** If you can provide figures on your own this is great. Place them in the directory <code>help/zz/figures</code> (<code>zz</code> is your language code). Bear in mind that screenshots have to be '''indexed PNGs, not more than 510 pixels wide''', in order to satisfy the GNOME Documentation Style Guide.

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** If you can provide figures on your own this is great. Upload them to this wiki with the following naming convention: <code>figure_name_zz.png</code> (<code>zz</code> is your language code). If the figure is language independent just call it <code>figure_name.png</code>.

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** For screenshot: also make sure the print size fits on an A4/USletter printout in pdf. You can check this with GIMP in View Menu --> Info window

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** A command to take screenshots that works for me, is by using imagemagick (should be installed with every linux distribution, if not, get it): <pre>import -quality 100 -trim -delay 200 -resize 500 -density 100x100 -frame -channel RGB -depth 8 screenshot.png </pre>This creates a fully compressed (<code>-quality 100), timed screenshot after 2 seconds (<code>-delay 200</code>) of size 500 pixels wide (<code>-resize 500</code>), with resolution 100 (<code>-density 100x100</code>), with the window frame attached (<code>-frame</code>) in RGB mode (<code>-channel RGB</code>) and bbp 24 (<code>-depth 8</code>). This creates images of 5 inches wide, which fit nicely on a book page, as well as on a HTML page.

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** A command to take screenshots that works for me, is by using imagemagick (should be installed with every linux distribution, if not, get it): <pre>import -quality 100 -trim -delay 200 -resize 500 -density 100x100 -frame -channel RGB -depth 8 screenshot.png </pre>This creates a fully compressed (-quality 100), trimed screenshot after 2 seconds (-delay 200) of size 500 pixels wide (-resize 500), with resolution 100 (-density 100x100), with the window frame attached (-frame) in RGB mode (-channel RGB) and bbp 24 (-depth 8, for some reason on my machine depth 8 corresponds with bbp 24 and not 8). This creates images of 5 inches wide, which fit nicely on a book page, as well as on a html page.

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** If it's too much trouble for you, just let us know and perhaps somebody else will do it for you. Fortunately, one does not have to speak the language to make screenshots :-)

** If it's too much trouble for you, just let us know and perhaps somebody else will do it for you. Fortunately, one does not have to speak the language to make screenshots :-)

To have your recently translated manual available from within GRAMPS. You need to activate the manual by editing the following file: '''[https://gramps.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/gramps/trunk/src/GrampsDisplay.py GrampsDisplay.py]''' to contain your language code, you may also contact the developers of Gramps by opening a ''Feature request'' for the new language on the [[Using_the_bug_tracker |Bug tracker]].

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On line 32 of that file, you see:

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MANUALS = {

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'nl' : '/nl',

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}

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This maps a language code to the extension used on the wiki, so to add french, change this to:

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MANUALS = {

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'nl' : '/nl',

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'fr': '/fr',

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}

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*Every 'manual|...' entry in the gramp.pot file refers to a section in the manual, so make sure to use good section headings so this does not change too much over time.

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Note that reports/tools link to a section in the page with the same name as the report name in GRAMPS.

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*You should be able to edit directly on wiki or using tools like [http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/toolkit/txt2po#mediawiki txt2po].

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Also previous gettext file for the manual and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation_memory Translation Memory] may help you to upgrade deprecated/old gettext files.

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==Uploading you work into gramps SVN==

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==Possible improvement==

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All the files you have translated will need to be checked into GRAMPS SVN repository, under the <code>help/zz</code> directory. Also, certain makefiles will need to be modified to enable proper building and installation of your manual translation. Check your work into SVN if you have the permissions (add new files as necessary and modify Makefiles, if you know what to do) or oterwise, email it to [[Contact|Alex Roitman]].

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* To quickly test your translation once the makefiles are updated to include your language, build the translated manual from the po file by running in the top-level source directory <code> make</code> and call up your manual with the gnome help browser: <pre>yelp help/xx/gramps.xml</pre>

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==Making a html or pdf manual==

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A project like [http://www.gnucash.org/ GnuCash] provides a complete web site environment by using gettext files, see [http://svn.gnucash.org/repo/htdocs/trunk/README README file] and current [http://svn.gnucash.org/repo/htdocs/trunk/ environment].

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See [[Manual Generation]]. You need not do this, somebody of the developer team will generate the official manual and upload to the gramps-project website on [[User_manual]]. If you feel however that the version on the website is too old, mail the devel list, asking to upload a new version.

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If you see strange things on the official version, generate the manual yourself locally as indicated in [[Manual Generation]], and see if you can improve on the methodology.

Contents

Getting started

Translating GRAMPS' documentation into a new language is a long, tedious, and boring process, just like with any complex text :-)

Since GRAMPS version 3.0 the documentation was moved completely to this wiki. So for translation you don't need to use or even install any fancy applications to help us. You can use your browser and start immediately. Just go to the User Manual page, click on your language. You should could keep the english manual open to check if there is a help page missing.

The general wiki help page will help you editing wiki pages. This wiki uses the MediaWiki software, which is the same that is used by Wikipedia, so it could feel familiar.

Translating

Figures: localized screenshots are nice in the localized manual

If you can provide figures on your own this is great. Upload them to this wiki with the following naming convention: figure_name_zz.png (zz is your language code). If the figure is language independent just call it figure_name.png.

A command to take screenshots that works for me, is by using imagemagick (should be installed with every linux distribution, if not, get it):

This creates a fully compressed (-quality 100), timed screenshot after 2 seconds (<code>-delay 200) of size 500 pixels wide (-resize 500), with resolution 100 (-density 100x100), with the window frame attached (-frame) in RGB mode (-channel RGB) and bbp 24 (-depth 8). This creates images of 5 inches wide, which fit nicely on a book page, as well as on a HTML page.

If it's too much trouble for you, just let us know and perhaps somebody else will do it for you. Fortunately, one does not have to speak the language to make screenshots :-)

For maintenance, it could be more easy to follow a naming scheme :

filename-{gramps version number}-{locale}.png

Mainwin-33-fr.png

filename_{gramps version number}_{locale}.png

Mainwin_33_fr.png

Links to wiki manual

To have your recently translated manual available from within GRAMPS. You need to activate the manual by editing the following file: GrampsDisplay.py to contain your language code, you may also contact the developers of Gramps by opening a Feature request for the new language on the Bug tracker.

On line 32 of that file, you see:

MANUALS = {
'nl' : '/nl',
}

This maps a language code to the extension used on the wiki, so to add french, change this to:

MANUALS = {
'nl' : '/nl',
'fr': '/fr',
}

Every 'manual|...' entry in the gramp.pot file refers to a section in the manual, so make sure to use good section headings so this does not change too much over time.

Note that reports/tools link to a section in the page with the same name as the report name in GRAMPS.

You should be able to edit directly on wiki or using tools like txt2po.

Also previous gettext file for the manual and Translation Memory may help you to upgrade deprecated/old gettext files.